chased leaders, ridden and switched right over 2f out, pressed for 2nd from over 1f out, no impression on winner
pulled hard, mid-division, weakened over 5f out, soon tailed off
chased leader until 3f out, soon weakened
held up in rear, some headway on inside over 2f out, soon weakened
chased leaders, went 2nd 3f out, led over 2f out, headed over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
held up in mid-division, not much room on inside 3f out, headway over 2f out, led over 1f out, soon clear
led, headed over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
held up towards rear, headway over 4f out, edged left over 2f out, stayed on same pace from over 1f out
held up towards rear, headway on outside over 2f out, pressing for 2nd from over 1f out, no impression on winner
An interesting bumper made all the more so by the presence of HEART OF A LION. The son of Yeats makes his first racecourse appearance for Alan King and JP McManus and is taken to make a winning start in the hope that the market speaks well of his chance. Rory And Me was quite impressive first time up for Micky Hammond and should make a good fist of conceding 7lb all round, whilst No Quarter Given and Nomountainhienough both showed potential for the future when delivering pleasing debuts. Neither are ruled out and they are preferred in that order in what could prove an informative bumper.
Rory And Me (FR) 16-1 (10-12) Tracked leaders, ridden 3f out, challenged 2f out, stayed on to lead over 1f out, driven clear inside final furlong, won at Market Rasen 2m 1f (5) gd in May beating Bon Calvados (11-2) by 2 1/4l, 8 ran.
Alneel (IRE) New Approach gelding out of Almass.
Champagne Vintage (IRE) 4-6fav (12-0) Led til hdd & wknd qckly aft bypassing 2 out, last of 4, 24 1/4l behind Sandygate (12-0) at Northaw 3m mdn gd in May.
Canneyhill Bob 150-1 (10-11) Always behind, tailed off final 8f, 9th of 10, dist behind Father John (10-11) at Hexham 2m (5) gd in Jun.
Friends Don't Ask Champs Elysees gelding out of Kintyre.
Heart Of A Lion (IRE) Yeats gelding out of Lady Secret.
Nomountainhienough (IRE) 6-1 (11-0) Tracked leaders, effort 4f out, driven and outpaced by front pair over 2f out, no danger after, 3rd of 6, 14l behind Vinnie's Getaway (11-2) at Stratford 2m (5) gd in Jul.
No Quarter Asked (IRE) 6-1 (10-9) In touch, headway over 3f out, chance when ran green over 1f out, no impression inside final furlong, 2nd of 9, 2 1/4l behind Equus Dancer (11-7) at Perth 2m (4) gs in Apr.
Wbee (IRE) 28-1 (10-13) Always behind, 6th of 10, 37l behind Craigneiche (11-2) at Market Rasen 2m 1f (5) gd in Jun.
